The "ts" in cats. At the end of a word it is written ץ instead. Letter 18 of 22, worth 90 in gematria.
The "ts" in cats.
See it worked out in the gematria calculator.
A stroke down from the right with a second arm joining from the left, and a flat base. The final form ץ drops below the line.
| English | Hebrew | Transliteration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| yellow | צָהֹב | tsahov | |
| bird | צִפּוֹר | tsipor | |
| need | צָרִיךְ | tsarich |
At the end of a word, Tsadi is written ץ instead of צ. It sounds the same either way; only the shape changes. In the large gematria method the final form is worth 900 rather than 90.